Autopsy

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Name:
Autopsy

Age:
6
Breed:
Mustang
Height:
14'2hh
Colour:
Palomino
Eye Colour:
'Glass-eyed' (both blue eyes)
Gender:
Mare
Markings:
Blaze. Back right sock.
History:

Since Autopsy was a young foal, others, humans and horses alike, noticed quickly that she wasn't like everyone else. She never followed her mothers calls, and usually ended up getting lost for hours on end. She would always have this hazy look in her eyes whenever the other horses talked to her, and every time a human walked up to her from behind, she would freak out no matter how much noise they made.
A vet came out to see her when she had turned two years old after trying to kick one of her handlers from behind. It came to light that young Autopsy, the prized palomino of the farm, was deaf in both ears. Her world was nothing but a silent, somewhat peaceful place. Thrashing didn't scare her, barking or yowling didn't scare her, cars didn't scare her, but if you walked up from behind, she would freak because she hadn't seen you and couldn't hear anything. It wasn't long before the other horses realized she was an easy target for abuse, forgetting the fact that she was the 'lead mares' daughter. They would sneak up on her and attack her from behind, giving her no warning before biting her, kicking her, and attacking her. Her mother didn't really try to stop it, but always licked her wounds for her after a days thrashing.
Autopsy didn't understand what was going on, nor did anyone try to explain it to her. But even in her silent world, Autopsy knew she was a bit different then the others. She could see their lips moving, but no sound came out. Whenever a foal rushed up to her to ask questions, she could only look at him with a confused gaze.

Knowing she needed a way to be able to watch out for abusers and to communicate, she began to develop her other senses. Her sense of smell became more acute. She taught herself to 'hear' by watching other horses body language and their hoof stomps on the ground. Her sense of touch was heightened extremely, making her more sensitive to trees and branches and horses brushing around her. Her eyesight remained the same. She developed for herself a sort of sign language, and most of the other horses caught on. The abuse stopped when she began to communicate more properly and the others realized she wasn't really that different. They began to treat her a lot more gently and less abusive. Only a few horses remained weary of her, but didn't bother anymore trying to attack her.

A few years later, they released her into a pen with a stallion. The experience scared her and traumatized her very bad, for the stallion wasn't from the farm and was rather unrelenting with the process. Nobody could have prepared her for being forced, having been hobbled after she had lashed out at the unresponsive stallion for three days. That day left a scare on Autopsys heart, when the stallion forcibly had his way with her. When she returned to the farm, the others knew what had happened and having become rather fond of their deaf princess, tried to comfort her as best as they could. Autopsy, however, was very much broken over the process, and became rather unresponsive to the others.
She did take but halfway through, because of stress and a forming depression over the incident, she miscarried. The owners figured it was because the breeding had been so scary for her, so they just set her out to pasture for the next year and would wait to breed her again when she had calmed down.

They never get the chance, for a forest fire broke out near the farm a few weeks later, which sent the horses out into the wild. Autopsy tried to follow her herd, but because of her lack of hearing and the general distress of the horses, she got separated from the rest. It wasn't long before she stumbled into Sunshine River, weary and tired.